Rivet
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I've got a 70 Chrysler T&C that I'm trying to get back to basic running reliability. It's a bit rough body-wise so full resto to show car status isn't feasible or practical, but at least surviving and driving is.
Anyways, it sat parked for quite a while with the PO. So the brakes were frozen pretty bad. I've replaced the hoses, but the drivers' side caliper piston was stuck with the brakes on and it rusted and pitted pretty bad.
I've cleaned it and the caliper up pretty well and put it back together, but I'm concerned that the calipers and/or replacement caliper pistons seem to be out of stock -everywhere-. Rock auto, Autozone, etc. all seem to have
the permanent "out of stock" status for these brakes; I'm worried that the caliper pistons being rusted and pitted will just make them prone to getting stuck in the bore again and unsafe to keep using. I think my calipers are ok, though.
That being said, does anyone have any lines on getting replacement parts or is there some sort of conversion to a new caliper/spindle/rotor combo from a newer model Mopar that's more common and accessible? Again,
not concerned with keeping full OEM / NOS levels.. just restomod drivability & reliability. I've tried to search the forums about brakes, and there's lots of posts about drum conversions and using the 68-72 hardware, but that seems to be for non-wagon hardware, and the wagon calipers seem like they're a unique part & slightly bigger, and much harder to find. So trying to find wagon-specific brake info.
Thanks!
Rivet
Anyways, it sat parked for quite a while with the PO. So the brakes were frozen pretty bad. I've replaced the hoses, but the drivers' side caliper piston was stuck with the brakes on and it rusted and pitted pretty bad.
I've cleaned it and the caliper up pretty well and put it back together, but I'm concerned that the calipers and/or replacement caliper pistons seem to be out of stock -everywhere-. Rock auto, Autozone, etc. all seem to have
the permanent "out of stock" status for these brakes; I'm worried that the caliper pistons being rusted and pitted will just make them prone to getting stuck in the bore again and unsafe to keep using. I think my calipers are ok, though.
That being said, does anyone have any lines on getting replacement parts or is there some sort of conversion to a new caliper/spindle/rotor combo from a newer model Mopar that's more common and accessible? Again,
not concerned with keeping full OEM / NOS levels.. just restomod drivability & reliability. I've tried to search the forums about brakes, and there's lots of posts about drum conversions and using the 68-72 hardware, but that seems to be for non-wagon hardware, and the wagon calipers seem like they're a unique part & slightly bigger, and much harder to find. So trying to find wagon-specific brake info.
Thanks!
Rivet